Editorial: Reward Processing in Motivational and Affective Disorders

Frontiers in Psychology

Frank Ryan¹ 

关键词: reward;    anhedonia;    depression;    schizophrenia;    addiction;    computational neuroscience;    Bayesian models;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01288

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Reward prediction and valuation are central to decision making (Schultz et al., 1997; O'Doherty, 2004), and thus motivate and guide human action. Faulty reward processing can be pragmatically viewed as compromised decision-making, reflected in making suboptimal choices. A primary aim of this Research Topic is to provide a dimensional approach for reward processing. In accordance with the Research Domain Criteria, a newly proposed research classification of mental health disorders based on behavioral dimensions and neurobiological findings (Insel et al., 2010), reward processing deficits can be of transdiagnostic importance. This prominence has been largely influenced by the evolution of novel neuroimaging techniques, experimental cognitive psychology findings, and the application of computational modeling in simulating human behavior. This body of work has increased knowledge of the neural mechanisms underlying aberrant reward processing.

【 授权许可】

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